EU states on December 12 cleared Bulgaria and Romania to become full members of the borderless Schengen zone from the start of next year, officials…
In the small town of Dedovsk, just outside Moscow, pensioner Zinaida Kudriavtseva is struggling to pay the bills. Russia has been gripped by a cycle…
Pope Francis travels to the French island of Corsica Sunday to visit the small Catholic community, just days after having skipped the reopening ceremony for…
Austrian oil and gas firm OMV on December 11 announced it had ended its contract with Russian energy giant Gazprom after the latter ceased supplying…
Austria's parliament on December 11 approved a request from the public prosecutor's office to lift the immunity of Herbert Kickl, the leader of the far-right…
Russia on December 11 vowed retribution against Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of firing Western-supplied missiles on a military airfield in its southern Rostov region. President Vladimir…
The European Union said on December 11 that member states bordering Russia and Belarus can limit the right of asylum for migrants in the event…
Chancellor Olaf Scholz formally set Germany on course for an early election on December 11 by requesting a confidence vote in parliament next week. Five…
French President Emmanuel Macron raced on December 11 to meet a self-imposed 48-hour deadline to name a new prime minister after he hosted party bosses…
Thousands of pro-European protesters rallied against Georgia's government December 10 for a 13th consecutive day, after the European Union warned it could punish authorities for…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on December 10 said that peace talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine could begin this winter. Tusk, whose country…
Northern Ireland's devolved government voted December 10 to continue with post-Brexit trading arrangements in the British-run province which has the UK's only land border with…
Britain and Germany on December 10 signed a joint action plan aimed at tackling migrant smuggling gangs, as European interior and migration ministers met in…
Dutch police said on December 10 they had arrested three people suspected of involvement in an explosion and fire at an apartment block in The…
Three suspected Islamist extremists have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of preparing a "serious act of violence", with an assault rifle and knives also…
UK police on December 10 said they had charged six people with being members of a "proscribed terrorist group" following an investigation into suspected activity…
European Union foreign ministers meeting next week will discuss punishing Georgia's authorities after what Brussels called "credible concerns" of torture against pro-EU demonstrators, Brussels said…
Spain's King Felipe joined hundreds of mourners in a memorial mass on December 9 for victims of the devastating floods that killed 230 people in…
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has pardoned another 29 political prisoners, his office said on December 9, with elections due next month as he seeks to…
Thousands of pro-Europe protesters rallied on December 8 in Georgia against the government's decision to shelve European Union accession talks, marking the 11th consecutive day…
Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France over an alleged bomb plot, prosecutors said on December 8. The three…
Thousands of pro-Europe protesters rallied on December 8 in Georgia against the government's decision to shelve European Union accession talks, marking the 11th consecutive day…
Three young suspected Islamic extremists have been charged with terror offences in France over an alleged bomb plot, prosecutors said on December 8. The three…
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on December 8 said Kyiv needed an "enduring" peace to protect it from Russia, after talks in Paris with US President-elect…
Dutch authorities said on December 8 they believed an explosion and inferno that caused an apartment block to collapse killing at least five people was…
